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Merrick Grain Free Healthy Weight Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food

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Merrick Grain Free Healthy Weight Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food

  • Dog
  • Dry
Protein
30% min
Fat
10% min
Fiber
5% max
Moisture
11% max
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Facts read from merrickpetcare.com, checked November 1, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.

Ingredients

  1. 1 Deboned Beef
  2. 2 Chicken Meal
  3. 3 Sweet Potatoes
  4. 4 Potatoes
  5. 5 Peas
  6. 6 Turkey Meal
  7. 7 Chicken Fat
  8. 8 Natural Flavor
  9. 9 Miscanthus Grass
  10. 10 Flaxseed
  11. 11 Dried Yeast
  12. 12 Potassium Chloride
  13. 13 Salt
  14. 14 Choline Chloride
  15. 15 Apples
  16. 16 Blueberries
  17. 17 Minerals (Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Calcium Iodate)
  18. 18 DL-Methionine
  19. 19 Taurine
  20. 20 Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Folic Acid, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement)
  21. 21 Mixed Tocopherols for Freshness. 2C38498

In label order: by weight before cooking, heaviest first. Underlined ingredients have a glossary entry.

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein30% min33.7%
Crude Fat10% min11.2%
Crude Fiber5% max5.6%
Moisture11% max—
Taurine0.17% min0.2%
Omega-6 fatty acid1.6% min1.8%
Omega-3 fatty acid0.3% min0.3%
Glucosamine400 mg/kg min—
Chondroitin Sulfate400 mg/kg min—

Dry matter takes the water out (value ÷ (100 − moisture) × 100), so wet and dry foods can be compared on one scale.

Calories

per kg
3,319 kcal
per cup
352 kcal

The label says: “(Calculated) 3319 kcal ME/kg or 352 kcal ME/cup”

Against the AAFCO minimums

The label's guaranteed minimum, next to the minimum AAFCO sets for dogs, adult maintenance.

  • protein90.4 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat30.1 g vs 13.8 g minimumAbove

Per 1,000 kcal, the way AAFCO writes its profiles. Meeting a minimum doesn't make a food right for your pet: ask your veterinarian. How this is worked out

Carbohydrates and calories (estimates)

About 41.4% of the dry matter is carbohydrate, worked out by difference: labels don't state it. The label states no ash, so 8% of dry matter is assumed (a typical value).

  • Protein 33%
  • Fat 27%
  • Carbohydrate 40%

Where the calories come from, with the modified Atwater factors (3.5, 8.5 and 3.5 kcal per gram).

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